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as in impression
a perceptible trace left by pressure one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek

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as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera we now get our prints developed online

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verb

as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Noun
Down the catwalk, the onetime MTV star strutted in a serpent-print bikini top and matching mini sarong to cheers and whistles. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026 That range, from fabric to silhouettes and prints, is what makes the dress a forever favorite. Irina Grechko, Vogue, 29 May 2026
Verb
From the moment Lawrence had the first edition privately printed in Italy, American and British authorities confiscated copies that had been smuggled across their borders and secretly read the novel for pleasure. The Week Us, TheWeek, 3 June 2026 Lingerie companies are printing money again and trans seems to be in the rearview mirror for SI. Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for print
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Noun
  • Known for his enthusiastic impressions and warm camaraderie with Andy, Goober quickly became a fan favorite.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
  • After the third day of OTAs wrapped up, safety Talanoa Hufanga gave his initial impressions of Waddle.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Rosenblatt was fired from the police department in 2020 over a photo reenacting McClain's death.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 5 June 2026
  • As visitors crowded around the enclosure this week, many stopped to take photos and videos of the increasingly famous buffalo.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • This is at least the third time since September 2024 that state media has published photos of Kim inspecting a uranium enrichment or nuclear material production facility.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
  • Videos published online and geolocated by NBC News showed a blazing fire inside the airport, surrounded by debris and heavy smoke as people ran for cover.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Its secular cast was not its only imprint.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Now he’s poised to release a new album, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, a concept record set in the Old West, due out July 31 on American Dogwood, Shaboozey’s imprint with the label Empire.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • After Monroe’s death, Arnold embargoed the vast majority of her photographs of the star, in the hopes of protecting her image from media exploitation.
    Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
  • Belgian police found photographs of the Louvre — including the Galerie d’Apollon, where the jewels were displayed — on the cellphones of several Eastern European individuals arrested in Belgium on unrelated cargo-theft charges.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Three sides of the ground impress, the two biggest especially.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Make this 9x13 cake to feed—and impress—a crowd.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Elysian Film Group Distribution Limited launched two years later, acquiring titles for the UK market, including Studio Ghibli pics The Boy and the Heron, which was a hit, and Earwig And The Witch.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 June 2026
  • Ferguson also discussed why in recent years the biggest U.S. indie horror pics have come out of Vancouver.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Walkers can pick up a Pilgrim’s Passport at the first hotel and collect stamps along the way, completing the journey with a Testimonium — a certificate of completion — at San Nazario, the site of the former Monastery of San Nazario where San Nilo received the blessing to become a monk.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
  • And remember, that’s not seven individual hunks of metal or stamps in the sheet metal; those numbers are far greater.
    Byron Hurd, The Drive, 3 June 2026

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